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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
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Iroquois 100 Bridge |
Truss |
Iroquois 100 |
Iroquois County, IL |
Rural |
Fountain Creek |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Structure Length | Roadway Width | Builder |
| 1899 | 62 Feet | 15.74 Feet | Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio |
The plaque was hard to read, but the date was 189 something, most likely a 9. There are a number of pony truss bridges remaining in Iroquois county built by the Massillon Bridge Company during the 1890s.
This bridge is a four panel pin connected half-hip Pratt pony truss. It features channel railings and a wooden deck. Looped eye bars are present on the bridge. There is v-lacing present on the vertical members. Structurally the bridge appeared to be a good condition, despite its being abandoned. The stone abutments looked like they were beginning to fall apart however. This would be a good bridge to consider relocating somewhere before its abutments bring about the demise of an otherwise restorable truss bridge.
